Anyone know why Giuseppe Rossi didn't make the Italy squad? Thought he was their best player at the Confed Cup.
Lippi went for experience and the same players who won the last competion.
The main difference between this world cup and the last few for them is in the past players like Rossi (the older one), Schillaci, Baggio or Del Piero have been there to add a bit of spark. This time when it went wrong they had no one to turn to. Pirlo is fading, Montolivo isn't good enough (yet?), De Rossi is a very good player but hasn't got the game to spark a team (I'd take him at my club though). The ones to look to were Marchisio or Di Natale who are not as good. More than Rossi i would of put Cassano in there, he is the only player in Italy who comes close to providing what Italy need.
Also, when your top teams (Inter) first choice 11 has no Italians in it, you know your in trouble. England, Spain and Germany are the other Euro nations with strong leagues and there national teams come from the top teams.
